6 inmates credited with saving the life of a deputy who passed out
Published June 21, 2017 Fox News
Six Georgia inmates performing work detail last Monday jumped into action when they noticed that a deputy had passed out.
The Polk County Sheriffs officer, who was not identified in reports, collapsed and was unconscious, 11Alive.com reported. The inmates noticed the medical emergency and quickly removed his shirt, opened his bulletproof vest and performed chest compressions.
Another inmate called for an ambulance.
"When he started breathing, it was just real heavy and real fast,” one of the inmates told the station. The officer’s family provided the inmates with lunch and desserts for their action.
"When that happened, in my opinion, it wasn't about who is in jail and who wasn't," the inmate said. "It was about a man going down and we had to help him."
The sheriff’s office praised the inmates on Facebook: As we watched the horrific manhunt this week of the two inmates that killed two Correctional Officers and were captured last night, we all know that Monday could have ended differently for our Officer. We are very proud of the actions of all 6 inmates involved.”
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LawyerLady
I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.
They did the right thing. That's what we should expect of everyone. And while I think they should get a big gold star in their record for when they come up for parole and the pizza party was nice, I think that continually rewarding people for doing what they should do in the first place can get out of hand.
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LawyerLady
I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.
A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
Love this story, and yes they should be rewarded. Time shaved off their sentences for doing the right thing, proving they have good in them.
I agree with you IKWTD, this isn't a normal circumstance this is prisoner/ captor situation and they could have easily blown him off because its not like they had anything to lose.
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Was it a bad day?
Or was it a bad five minutes that you milked all day?
My question is, why was there only 1 officer on a work detail with 6 prisoners?
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
This is just my thought, Lily, but I think they were minimum security prisoners. They were already deemed "low-risk" and had earned privileges to work off sight of the prison.
Individuals who are serving non-violent sentences are usually granted privileges.
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I drink coffee so I don't kill you.
I quilt so I don't kill you.
Do you see a theme?
Faith isn't something that keeps bad things from happening. Faith is what helps us get through bad things when they do happen.
A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
But not a week ago two prisoners killed a guard and escaped.
So, to me, I'd think the powers that be would be more diligent.
For a while, anyway.
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
They did the right thing. That's what we should expect of everyone. And while I think they should get a big gold star in their record for when they come up for parole and the pizza party was nice, I think that continually rewarding people for doing what they should do in the first place can get out of hand.
- Lawyerlady
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I agree with this. Make a note of it for later use at their parole hearing that "yes, they do know how to do the right thing". BUT, we shouldn't have to reward "doing the right thing". The right thing should be done because it's the right thing, not because of potential reward.
Who says they were doing it for a potential reward? And anyway, people doing right things get rewarded all the time, we have a safety award where I work. Everyone should be practicing safety at all times, should we do away with the award?
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Was it a bad day?
Or was it a bad five minutes that you milked all day?
Who says they were doing it for a potential reward? And anyway, people doing right things get rewarded all the time, we have a safety award where I work. Everyone should be practicing safety at all times, should we do away with the award?
I think safety awards, at a job site, are great!
It gives workers a little more incentive, to be safe.
Who says they were doing it for a potential reward? And anyway, people doing right things get rewarded all the time, we have a safety award where I work. Everyone should be practicing safety at all times, should we do away with the award?
- Vette
I'm not saying that they, personally did it for a reward.
I was referring to the trend of rewarding "doing the right thing", generally. Like your "Safety Award". I'm sorry but it used to be that people did the right thing BECAUSE it was right to do so. Now it seems to be that, absent incentive (like a reward or award), it's almost an accident when the right thing gets done. That doesn't say much about society in general, nor does it show how well we (generally speaking) follow "The Golden Rule".
I think we can thank the PC movement for this. Rewarding little Johnny or Susie even though they didn't place in the race or came in fourth instead of third. They hand out trophies now for just having participated. Everyone gets one so their little feewings don't get hurt and their wittle egos can know they "did good" by participating.
You guys are right, doing the right thing should be instinct and done because it is the right thing to do; not because there's a chance at a "reward".
